A multiyear public health program successfully reduced the rate of suicidal attempts among teenagers living on an American Indian reservation, according to a “look-back” study.

During the program, designed to reduce…

People who use the Internet to incite others to commit suicide or teach them how to kill themselves face fines of up to A$550,000 ($430,000) under tough new laws passed…

The American Indian teenagers died one by one, all in order, as they had agreed in their suicide pact.

Seventeen teens have killed themselves in recent months in Cheyenne River, and the…

Teenagers who see themselves as either too heavy or too thin may be at heightened risk of attempting suicide, regardless of what their weight actually is, according to a…

The likelihood of and elderly person committing suicide is significantly higher if he or she has been hospitalized for a medical illness in the previous 2 years, according to…

Summer sunlight helps to trigger a seasonal rise in suicides, claim UK researchers.
The Priory Group says more people take their lives in May than in any other month,…

In South Africa, research has indicated that one in five teens thinks about harming themselves, with 7.8% of these youths actually attempted suicide before, while 57.7% of the sample had told…

Adults with bipolar disorder are at a higher risk of committing suicide in their early 30’s, usually within 7-12 years of the onset of the mental illness, according to a…

Suicidal tendencies in adolescents are often misinterpreted as a “passing phase” or common characteristics of adolescent development. Some parents dismiss suicide threats as manipulative tactics, born out of immaturity. Education about…

There are no words to describe the feelings you experience when you learn about the suicide of a loved one. The initial reaction usually is one of total disbelief…

Many of us are concerned that we might not be able to recognise someone with suicidal tendencies. According to the Depression and Anxiety Group, the following are danger signals of suicide:

Previous suicide…